Update: Man dies in Lehman Township fire

Wednesday

Jan 9, 2013 at 1:08 PMJan 9, 2013 at 3:58 PM

One man is confirmed dead following a fire Wednesday afternoon at Keystone Residential in Lehman Township. The fire broke out at about 12:15 p.m. in a multi-story house on the property, which provides a mix of housing for low-income residents and special needs patients.

BETH BRELJE

One man is confirmed dead following a fire Wednesday afternoon at Keystone Residential off Bushkill Falls Road, Lehman Township.

The fire broke out at about 12:15 p.m. in a multi-story house on the property, which provides a mix of housing for low-income residents and special needs patients.

Two people – a resident of the house and a volunteer firefighter – were taken to Pocono Medical Center with injuries, said Corporal Warren Grabher of the state police Blooming Grove barracks. Several residents and their pets have been displaced by the blaze, and arrangements are being made to provide them with shelter.

Grabher said the fire is believed to be accidental. A state police fire marshal and the Blooming Grove investigative unit are searching for the cause of the blaze.

The property is located on Keystone Court, across from the entrance to Bushkill Falls. Keystone Court is a narrow, looping road that services a small row of run-down apartments and the larger house, shared by multiple residents, where the fire broke out.

The buildings and surrounding land are owned by Joan and Louis Bruno.

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